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A. D. MARTIN.

SINK, BASIN, OR THE LIKE.

APPLIOATION FILED oo'r. 21,1907.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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ANNA D. MARTIN, OF LANCASTER, OHIO.

SINK, BASIN, OR THE LIKE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, ANNA citizen of the United States, residin at Lancaster, in the county of Fairfield and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Irn rovements in Sinks, Basins, or the Like; am I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to new and use ful improvements! in sinks, basins, or the like; and has for its object to provide a sink, basin, bucket, foot-tub or other analogous device with a lateral extension, said extension being formed with a suitable depression for receiving a cake of soa sponge, or other like article, and a channe leadin from the depression for conducting any rip' Water back to the sink.

D. MARTIN, a

With'the 'foregoing and other objects in' view, the I invention resides in the novel features. of construction, ltS superior. utility, and combmation of ap ended claim.

n the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a top plan view of a sink provided with my improvements; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and Fig. .3 is a cross section taken on the line 33 of the sink, preferably one of the end walls 2, is-

formed with a longitudinal extension 3, said extension having a central longitudinal deression 4, of approximately rectangular orm to receive a cake of soap, sponge or other like article, and having a central channel 5, leading from the inner side wall of said depression to conduct any drip water back into the sink. The depressed portion of said Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 21, 1907. Serial No. 398,479.

arts illustrated in thedrawings and particu arly pointed out in the f Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

extension is also provided with a series of longitudinally spaced ribs 6, the central rib of which is located at a oint o posite to and extends in a plane ara lel wit 1 the channelv 5, and the outer ri s of which converge toward the mouth of said channel. By this construction any waste or drip water is con ducted directly to the mouth of the channel.

While I have shown and described the invention as applied to asink as stated in the introductory remarks, it is evident that it may be applied to a washstand, tub or other analogous device.

From the foregoing description, taken. in

connection with the accompanying draw-- ings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without re uiring a more extended explanation.

arious changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as defined in the appended claim.

llaving described my invention, I claim:

A sink having an extension projecting outvia'rdly from one of its walls, said extension having a'central approximately rectangular depression, constituting a soap rece tacle, a central transverse channel leading mm the inner side wall of the de ressed portion of said extension to the sin r, and a series of ribs which are spaced longitudinally and extend transversely of the de ressed portion of the extension, said ribs being formed of elevated ortions on the under su face ofthe extension, and certain of the ribs being in- .clined in a transverse plane towards the mouth of the channel. 1

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set C. D. MARTIN, ANNA L. MARTIN. 

